Satcom Direct Introduces New WiFi Hub: The Best Standalone Connectivity Solution for Small to Mid-Size Aircraft and the Perfect Enhancement to the SDR for Larger Aircraft Functioning as both a router and a wireless access point, the SD WiFi Hub packs big technology into a small, easily-installed package. The SD WiFi Hub is more than a wireless access point; it is the gateway for all voice an...
Etihad Airways says almost 30 per cent of passengers travelling on its aircraft in calendar 2015 were from its codeshare and alliance partnerships with other carriers. The figures were contained in the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s financial results for calendar 2015 and released on Wednesday (United Arab Emirates time). The results show Etihad flew 17.6 million passengers in 2015, up 18.9...
Bombardier Inc. is reported to be on the verge of announcing a big order for its CSeries passengers jets with large U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines Inc. The Globe and Mail says Bombardier will announce Thursday it has won a multi-billion dollar deal with Delta. Multiple reports have suggested that Delta could purchase up to 125 CSeries aircraft. Bombardier nearing sale for up to 125 CSeries...
With the final flight of the oldest flyable twin-engine Boeing airliner, the world has witnessed a little bit of aviation history. Pilots Mike Carriker and Chad Lundy wrote the final chapter Tuesday in the story of Boeing's 247D. They touched down for a smooth landing at Boeing Field outside Seattle's Museum of Flight in Washington. Welcomed by aviation enthusiasts, the crowd brok...
Lufthansa is working on bringing part-owned Brussels Airlines into its low-cost airline Eurowings and will decide by the end of August whether to exercise a call option to allow for a full takeover, it said on Wednesday. Lufthansa is back on the acquisition trail with a view to expanding Eurowings, with sources having said it is also eyeing partnerships or even takeovers of SAS ...
Glitches afflicting a new turbine designed to power Airbus Group SE’s revamped A320 jetliner have left the European company facing an anxious few months as it waits on engine maker Pratt & Whitney to find a fix. Qatar Airways is refusing to take the aircraft, named the A320neo for “new engine option,” until the issue is resolved, and could even halt a 50-pla...
11-year-olds are resourceful. And apparently when one puts her mind to something, no one — not parents or mentors or Russian airport security — can talk her out of it. One such 11-year-old girl in Moscow decided that it was her time to fly. She had never been on a plane before and although she lacked both ID and a ticket, she was determined to go. The girl managed to slip by...
Arconics discusses mobile app enterprise architecture at Aircraft eEnablement Connectivity and IFE Conference: Why architecture matters. Fergal Murray, CCO at Arconics, speaks at the Aircraft eEnablement Connectivity and IFE Conference in London on April 27-28, 2016. Fergal speaks on the exciting and topical subject of Enabling Disruptive Apps and will outline an enterp...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that it has renewed a strategic alliance with Fokker Services, which is a subsidiary of Fokker Technologies, a GKN Aerospace division, to provide the industry-leading ABACUS FLY program to operators of Dash 8/Q Series 100/200/300 aircraft. The renewal extends the alliance by three years. Aimed at improving the availability of components and reducing oper...
TAG Aviation announced today the introduction of a new tailored service which will release private business jet owners and operators of aircraft with a principal EU place of business or residence from the complexities and personal liabilities associated with the EASA Part-NCC regulations that come into force on 25th August 2016 while maintaining the flexibility of their privat...
The Latvian airline airBaltic has achieved +24% growth in passengers travelling to and from Estonia in March 2016. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Estonia is a champion in our Horizon2021 plan. Those travelling to and from Tallinn have welcomed our new direct flights particularly warmly. Estonia is a fast growing market, and with 24% more travellers every month from t...
The first Embraer Legacy that will be assembled in the U.S.—a Model 450—is expected to start rolling down the line at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne, Fla. final assembly plant in about three weeks, when an expansion project there is completed. This project, started in October 2014, more than doubles the size of the facility, to 149,000 sq ft, allowing Legacy 450 and 500 a...
